少量

shǎo liàng

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Adjective Uncommon

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Definitions

1. a smidgen
2. a little bit
3. a few

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 大量 dà liàng 大量 dà liàng great amount Means 'a large amount' or 'a lot', opposite in quantity to 少量.: great amount

Related words

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• 微量 wēi liàng 微量 wēi liàng a smidgen Means 'trace amount', indicating an even smaller quantity than 少量.: a smidgen

Synonyms

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• 少许 shǎo xǔ 少许 shǎo xǔ a little Used in similar contexts to mean 'a little bit', but 少许 is more literary and formal.: a little

Usage notes

Collocations

Typically modifies nouns like 盐 (salt), 水 (water), or abstract terms like 信息 (information), but not usually people or countable individuals.

Formality

少量 is more formal than 一点儿 and is commonly used in written or technical contexts to describe small quantities.

Example Sentences

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汤里需要加 少量 的盐。

You need to add a small amount of salt to the soup.

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Child Words of 少量

• 少 少 shǎo: few
• 少 少 shào: young
• 量 量 liáng: to measure
• 量 量 liàng: capacity